Residents standing in the queue to collect their belongings at the gutted site on Thursday Lucknow: Silence hung heavy on Thursday as hundreds of fire-hit families returned to the ruins searching for pieces of their lives, where once thrived a bustling cluster of nearly 280 shanties.Dwellers from districts like Hardoi, Sitapur, Barabanki and Lakhimpur Kheri…
Lucknow: Under a dark, smoke-filled sky, hundreds of fire-hit families in Vikas Nagar spent a long night without roof, food, or certainty about tomorrow. As the blaze reduced over 280 shanties to ashes, more than 1,000 people—mostly migrant workers from Hardoi, Sitapur, Barabanki and Lakhimpur Kheri—were left squatting on roadsides, clutching whatever little they could…
Lucknow: The students of Lucknow University have been hit by a massive technical glitch on university’s online, Samarth portal.The first year results of MA examinations declared in the second week of April shows incorrect marks of the students, with many getting single digit scores, and many being marked absent despite appearing in the examinations.Meghna Sharma,…
Lucknow: As the scale of devastation in the Vikas Nagar fire becomes clearer, appeals for help are pouring in across social media, with citizens and organisations mobilising support for over 1,000 displaced residents struggling for basic necessities.Among those leading the relief efforts is the AMU Old Boys Association Lucknow, which has stepped in to provide…
Lucknow: Homebuyers will get another chance to buy budget housing, as registration for 630 flats under the Atalnagar scheme will open from Apr 18. Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) officials said the online process will continue till May 17, and flats will be allotted through a lottery.The available units include 539 one-bedroom and 91 two-bedroom flats…
Lucknow: To accelerate implementation of CM Yuva Scheme, UP govt on Thursday launched a training programme that will create workforce of certified credit counsellors. The scheme aims to simplify access to bank credit for aspiring entrepreneurs, particularly in MSME sector and targets to connect 1.5 lakh youth to self-employment opportunities in 2026-27.Training would be in…
Defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh expressed concern over the incident and enquired about the incident from district magistrate Vishak G. BJP’s Lucknow Mahanagar president Anand Dwivedi said the defence minister directed officials to ensure that all assistance is provided to the affected residents and the injured get best medical treatment Source link
Lucknow: Chaos gripped various parts of the city on Wednesday eveningLucknow: Chaos gripped Vikas Nagar and adjoining areas on Wednesday evening as commuters and residents rushed towards the site of the fire incident, leading to severe traffic congestion. Police were forced to freeze traffic movement along Ring Road, with jams beginning from Polytechnic crossing onwards.“We…
LUCKNOW: Residents say the disaster was waiting to happen. They recalled that a similar fire broke out in Dec 2020 in the same densely packed cluster. In the 2020 blaze, at least six shanties were gutted and two minor girls suffered burns. “Mithilesh (8) and Jyoti (6) suffered minor burns but were given timely treatment…
Lucknow: Thoughaway from home state, Odia community in the city celebrated Pana Sankranti with traditional rituals, festive food and prayers, keeping alive their cultural roots.Observed as the Odia New Year, the Pana Sankranti is associated with preparation of ‘pana’, a sweet drink made with curd, jaggery, bel fruit, milk and dry fruits.Devotees on the occasion,…
